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Bright Futures Award Timeline for seniors

Community Service Hours or Work Hours, Which Is the Best Choice for Me??

 Volunteer Service OR Paid Work Hours students must complete a program of volunteer service or, beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school.  Students must earn either the required volunteer service OR paid work hours, but not a combination of both. 

PAID WORK HOURS:   Paid Work Experience is defined as a job where students earn a weekly or biweekly paycheck and are able to document their work experience through timecards, W-2 statements, or paystubs.  Paid work hours will be recorded on the transcript for the student.

Please fill out the Work Paid Hours Log- see below. 

VOLUNTEER HOURS:  Such volunteer service or paid work Bright Futures Student Handbook: Chapter 1 5 | P a g e may include, but is not limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service must be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the student performed the volunteer service.   

Community Service Log: